Confirmed Leeds United v Nottingham Forest line-ups: Jansson starts, Sacko misses out

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Leeds United host Nottingham Forest in the Championship this evening…

Leeds United starting line-up: Green; Ayling, Jansson, Bartley, Berardi; O’Kane, Bridcutt; Dallas, Roofe, Hernandez, Wood.

Leeds United substitutes: Silvestri, Coyle, Phillips, Mowatt, Vieira, Doukara and Antonsson.

Nottingham Fores starting line-up: Henderson; Lichaj, Hobbs, Fox, Pinillos; Mancienne, Vaughan; Cash, Osborn, Ward; Assombalonga.

Nottingham Fores substitutes: Stojkovic, Bendtner, Pereira, Carayol, Lam, Worrall, Brereton.

Leeds United will be looking to get back to winning ways this evening as they take on Nottingham Forest, just days after losing 3-2 away at Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.

The Whites can go back up to third place in the Championship table with a win tonight, and Garry Monk will be looking for his Leeds side to continue their superb home form this season.

Pontus Jansson returns in the heart of defence having been out through suspension, meaning Luke Ayling shifts over to right back again, with Lewie Coyle dropping to the bench, whilst Gaetano Berardi continues at left back in the absence of Charlie Taylor.

Eunan O’Kane and Liam Bridcutt start in midfield, with Stuart Dallas, Kemar Roofe and Pablo Hernandez supporting lone striker Chris Wood, as Hadi Sacko isn’t even in the squad.

Joining Coyle on the bench is backup goalkeeper Marco Silvestri, along with Kalvin Phillips, Alex Mowatt, Ronaldo Vieira, Souleymane Doukara and Marcus Antonsson.

Meanwhile, Forest head into tonight’s game having beaten Bristol City 1-0 over the weekend, with caretaker manager Gary Brazil looking to drag the club away from the relegation zone.

Brazil has gone with a back four of Eric Lichaj, Jack Hobbs, Danny Fox and Daniel Pinillos ahead of goalkeeper Stephen Henderson, whilst Michael Mancienne and David Vaughan sit in midfield.

Matty Cash, Ben Osborn and Jamie Ward will support Britt Assombalonga, whilst former Leeds winger Mustapha Carayol is on the bench as he makes his return to Elland Road.

Carayol is joined on the bench by Vladimir Stojkovic, Nicklas Bendtner, Hildeberto Pereira, Thomas Lam, Joe Worrall and teenage sensation Ben Brereton.